Shaykh Khalifa Al Tunaiji was born in the Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. He learned the Holy Qur’an at the City Center of Qur’an, under the tutelage of Shaykh Ghulam Hussain, at the age of thirteen. The Islamic preacher is also known for being one of the Qur'an reciters, characterised by a strong, singular voice.

He studied in Madinah under the tutelage of Shaykh Ibrahim Al-Akhdar, one